committing acts of treason how can she go against her government. i say the fundamental right in terms of our democracy is the right to dissent and challenge our government. that's what democracy is all about. often times people forget that, and that's what it was like during that period. people called, sent hate mail, they are very, very nasty, you know. i say wow, you know, do they know what democracy really is and do they know how serious it is to commit our young men and women? hopefully the country has learned a lesson and hopefully we will be more careful and do our work to insure that we move towards global peace and security rather than creating wars all the time. >> representative barbara lee thank you so much for your time and service to the country on behalf of the citizen who was on your side 10 years ago. >> thank you very much, john. >> also joining us to discuss the iraq war 10 years later is senior fellow mr. eric bowl lard and director are americans organizing against the war. i'm thrilled you are here tonight. thank you for your ti